Fournier's gangrene is a rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis involving the perineal, perianal, or genital regions and constitutes a true surgical emergency with a potentially high mortality rate. Although the diagnosis of Fournier's gangrene is often made clinically, emergency ultrasonography and computed tomography lead to an early diagnosis with accurate assessment of disease extent. The Authors report their experience in ultrasound diagnosis of one case of Fournier's gangrene of testis illustrating the main sonographic signs and imaging diagnostic protocol. Keywords Fournier's gangrene Á SonographyRiassunto La gangrena di Fournier è una fascite necrotizzante a rapida progressione che coinvolge il perineo, le regioni perianale e genitali e costituisce una vera emergenza chirurgica con un tasso di mortalità potenzialmente elevato. Anche se la diagnosi di gangrena di Fournier è spesso fatta clinicamente, l'ecografia in emergenza e la tomografia computerizzata portano ad una diagnosi precoce, con una valutazione accurata dell'estensione della malattia. Gli Autori riportano la loro esperienza di diagnosi ecografica in un caso di gangrena di Fournier del testicolo, che illustra i principali segni ecografici ed i protocolli di diagnostica per immagini.
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